Blue Devils
| 03/18/25 @ Sumter County | 17 |
| 04/18/25 vs Sumter County | 15 |
| 03/28/25 @ Kendrick | 15 |
| 03/21/25 vs Carver | 15 |
| 03/14/25 vs Spencer | 15 |
Columbus came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Sumter County Panthers as they made off with a 17-2 victory. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Martin Heim looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Columbus is 5-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 11-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Caden Bryans was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Columbus is 5-1 when Bryans posts two or more stolen bases, but 11-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Walker Bridges, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Columbus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .324 or higher in three consecutive games.
Columbus pushed their record up to 16-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sumter County, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
As of now, neither Columbus nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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